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Day: November 22, 2020

FREEMAN INSISTS ON PATIENTS BEING SENT TO CARE HOMES WITHOUT TESTS

November 22, 2020 heaneymedia

Covid: Patients still being sent to care homes without negative tests Care homes in Dumbarton which were caught up in the Covid-19 tragedy.  By Democrat

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POLICE: WOMAN FIREARMS OFFICER ALLEGES TOXIC CULTURE OF BULLYING AND SEXISM

November 22, 2020 heaneymedia

Whistleblower alleges toxic culture of bullying and sexism within force has left Scotland’s armed police officers exhausted and demoralised Investigation by by Marion Scott of

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

November 22, 2020 heaneymedia

By Canon Gerry Conroy There is an important lesson for us I think in the recent setback in our progress with dealing with the pandemic.

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INVESTIGATION: SNP diversity drive was ‘window dressing’, say party insiders

November 22, 2020 heaneymedia

Picture above: A group of young BAME women on a visit to the Scottish Parliament. By Karin Goodwin in The Ferret A major SNP drive

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  • CONTACT TRACERS: Public Health colleagues identify virus outbreaks or clusters for intervention
  • ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Sacked social worker awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal
  • MISSING CYCLIST: POLICE EMBARK ON MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH
  • SALMOND INQUIRY: Alex Salmond pulls out of Holyrood evidence hearing
  • HEALTH MATTERS: QEUH lights up red to show raise awareness for encephalitis 
  • HOMELESSNESS: Scotland still has the highest homeless death rate when compared to England and Wales

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CONTACT TRACERS: Public Health colleagues identify virus outbreaks or clusters for intervention

CONTACT TRACERS: Public Health colleagues identify virus outbreaks or clusters for intervention

By Lucy Ashton What have a detective, a pilot and a cinema manager got in common…? Meet some of the team keeping people in Greater

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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Sacked social worker awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Sacked social worker awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal

Social worker Melani Erlank awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal. By Democrat reporter A sacked social worker at the centre of a bullying row has been

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MISSING CYCLIST: POLICE EMBARK ON MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH

MISSING CYCLIST: POLICE EMBARK ON MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH

Retired navyman’s family ‘seeking closure’ after cyclist’s body found Anthony Parsons was reported missing in 2017 after travelling from his home in Tillicoultry to Fort

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SALMOND INQUIRY: Alex Salmond pulls out of Holyrood evidence hearing

SALMOND INQUIRY: Alex Salmond pulls out of Holyrood evidence hearing

Alex Salmond, no appearance after statement was redacted. Picture by Bill Heaney By Rory Murphy Alex Salmond refused to give evidence today (Wednesday) to the

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HEALTH MATTERS: QEUH lights up red to show raise awareness for encephalitis 

HEALTH MATTERS: QEUH lights up red to show raise awareness for encephalitis 

By Lucy Ashton The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow (QEUH) is shining red this week to help raise awareness of encephalitis. The hospital joins

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HOMELESSNESS: Scotland still has the highest homeless death rate when compared to England and Wales

HOMELESSNESS: Scotland still has the highest homeless death rate when compared to England and Wales

Homeless deaths in Scotland rise by 11 per cent By Karin Goodwin in THE FERRET The number of people who died whilst homeless in Scotland

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HEALTH MATTERS: NHS AT RISK OF COLLAPSING UNDER STRAIN AS THOUSANDS WAIT FOR VITAL TESTS

HEALTH MATTERS: NHS AT RISK OF COLLAPSING UNDER STRAIN AS THOUSANDS WAIT FOR VITAL TESTS

By Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has branded waiting times for key diagnostic tests as a “catastrophe waiting to happen”, saying they show that health services

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UNISON: ACT YOUR AGE. JOIN A TRADE UNION NOW

UNISON: ACT YOUR AGE. JOIN A TRADE UNION NOW

Margaret Wood and Val Jennings, organisers for the UNITE and UNISON trade unions campaigning for better wages and conditions for council workers in West Dunbartonshire.

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